Conveyer chain



C. .I. LAWSON.

CONVEYER- CHAIN. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. 1921.

Patented May 2, 1 92 2. 7

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I Toallwhmizit 'ind zjconcern.i I p Be it known that I, CLARENCE J. Lawson,

CLARENCE J. LAWSON, or 'Yomznns, NEW YORK.

a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers-,flin the county otWestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveyor Chains, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to conveyer'chains for use in rotary driers such as is shown in U. S..Letters Patent No. 1,150,302, dated August 17, 1915, and it' is 'my object to so 7 construct the side links of the chain and the hooks that the freshly laquered plates will be firmly supported not onlyfon the straight line travel, but also'in making the ;turn around the sprocket wheels at the ends ot-the drier, thereby avoiding falling out, sliding and scratching of the plates.

:The drawing 'shows a portion of one of my improved chains and Fig.1 is a side view thereof'with the hooksthereon and Fig. 2 a perspective view of the structure of Fig.1 with one outside link in position with a hook thereon. and one outside linkdetached from the chain to disclose the con struction'of the inner links.

Y As shown in Patent N 0. 1,150,302 the conv'veyer chains are endless and used in pairs,

running over sprockets at the ends of the oven or drier. the chains and serve to guide and support the lacquered plates and space them one ting between the sprocket teeth. Thepins 3 are extended outwardly, on oneside as shown in Fig. 2 and carry the inner plates 4 and outer plates 5.

The inner plates 4 consist of a flat body,

perforated at 7 and 8 to fit the chain pins 3 and have the extensions or clips 9 and 10 at the upper ends. I

The outer plates 5 have corresponding apertures 11 and 12 and a like pair of an tensions or clips 13 and 14 at their upper ends, which, however, project in a direction opposite to the clips 9 and 10 on the inner links or vplates. i The wire hooks 15 each have an eye 16 at one end to fit the pins 3 and a bend 17 CONVEYER' CHAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Wire hooks are mounted on;

ofa plate 18.

Patented May 2, 1922. 1 Q Application filed June 20,1931. Serial No. 478,941. I i a 1 I.

i 1' at the other or free catch the. edge sprockets in the drier with the plate sides opposed.

4 are slipped on the pins 3 with the clips 9 and 10 facing out, the eyes 16 of the hooks I 15 are then slipped on the pins 3 with the body of alternate hooks between the clips, 9

and 10. The outer plates 5 are then slipped l on the pins withtheclips 13 and 14 facmg in, with the other alternate set of wire hooks between the, clips 13 and 14, after which the whole is secured to the pins 3, cotter pins 19 being shown.

By this construction the clips 9 I spaced so that the hooks 15 have, a movement of about ten de'gr'ees on either side of the vertical line.

It is apparent that the side links on one side of the sprocket chain may be omitted and the plates and hooks slipped'on the chain pins forming the links on one side of, thechaina" 7 In use the freshly lacquered plates 18 are; fed into one; end 'ofthe drier and laid 'onfa pair or hooks when they come into a sub stantially horizontal osition. As the'hooks pp oach the vertical position the plates 18 7 2 slide down into the space between the hooks 15 and the clips 9 and 13, which are rounded to allow them to easily slip into position.

. V I 75 i The clips 9 and. 10 and 13 and 14 are i The other clips 10 and 14serve as stops to prevent the hooks falling more than 10 behind the vertical. P v j VVhen-the other, end of the oven is reached and the plates are to be carried around and complete the return journey on the hooks, in the bottom of the oven, the hooks 15 will fall 10 forward with respect to the vertical at the beginning of the turn and, due to their I weight and leverage, will grip the corners of the plates 17 between them and the clips Sand 13 so that the plates will swing free, held at two points at the corners, while the. hooks and plates are making theturn. As soon asthe hooks have reached approxi mately. the vertical position in the bottom of the oven the pressure on the plates against the clips 9 and 14 is released and the plates t e0 Inmaking up the chains the inner plates slip down and rest on the bent ends of the hooks for the return journey through the oven from which theyare removed at the end at which they entered. it

In some cases it may be desirable to employ feeding devices at each end of the oven and remove the plates at'the end opposite that which it entered in which event clips and hooks firmly hold the plates until they the chain, hooks swingingly secured to the chain and free to swing toward and away from said clips. 7 v I p 2. A conveyer chain for drying ovens comprising a chain, side plates thereon provided with spaced cli s extending beyond the chain, the clips 0 tending in opposite directions, hooks swingingly secured to the chain and free to swing toward and away from said clips. 1

In testimony where f Ihave-afiixed my signature.

CLARENCE J. LAWSON.

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